Motorola Droid X

mobile hotspot

I need some help still some what kind of new to my droid x any good apps? tips? or tricks? anybody recommends. Also is there anyway to make my phone a mobile hotspot without having to pay verizon an xtra 15$(i think) a month without having to do anything to difficult. Dont want to do anything that will come close to bricking my phone. Thanks for all the feedback